JiM_cz

Modbus RTU communication with Altivar VFD

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First of all, I'm very new with Modbus so please bear with me. I have a PLC program where you can set a VFD speed on HMI. Please see the attached pic. I understand that the values I'm moving into the registers mean:

#1 slave no

#6 I want to write

#4 ??? (not sure what it is for)

#2136 Where into the VFD I want to write (frequency)

D6200 The set speed from the HMI

But what I don't understand is where the addresses D32300 - D32304 come from? Where is it defined that the modbus will be using these particular ones? I went through both the Omron card (CP1W-C1F11) and the VFD documentation but I can't find anything about it.

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1. What PLC?

2. Where did the code come from?

3.  Are you using Modbus function block?

4. Please post more code.

 

 

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It's CP1H PLC and it's a program in an existing machinery  that I'm trying to understand and modified. There is actually a small portion of FB but I'm not sure what it's doing and if it's related to the modbus frequency command but I don't think so. The code I posted is almost all that is there as far as the VFD communication is concerned. Then there are just zeros moved to 32305 and 32306. See the attached FB please.

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Good call Wasan! :dance:

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Thanks a lot for yr help guys. It's a bit clearer now. Btw, would Modbus with a CP1L processor look different? The provided material says the  Easy Modbus Master is only for CP1H...

Can you also tell me what the Function Block might be used for?

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